Health

fulfillment of life. However, with this idea comes a growing problem that the public has failed to recognize. The problem is the alarming rise in health care costs. The public needs to be made aware of this issue because it infringes on the ideas of happiness and fulfillment of life. The startling fact is that the United States spends about two times as much money on health care costs as any other industrialized nation in the world ("Americans spend," 2014). According to the Organization for…

al., 2010). 2. The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial, where the participants are able children (aged eight to twelve years) who were classified as obese according to their BMI (Sacher et al., 2010). After being assessed for their health data at baseline, participants were randomly selected to either immediately start the intervention or wait six months for it and act as controls for the study (Sacher et al., 2010). The randomization was done by an independent statistician,…

Health, what is the true definition of being a human who is considered a “healthy person”? Is it the strength of the body, or is it the amount of fat a person has on their body? Or, could it even be the mental aspects of the human mind that keeps a person healthy? Well, the answer is all of the above, all of these aspects of life contribute to the factor of a healthy life. A healthy body, mind, and even soul are all of what makes a human healthy. Although it can be tough to maintain all of these…

Balancing Academic and Overall Health As college students transition into a new chapter of their life, maintaining a healthy lifestyle has never been more imperative or straightforward. In order to become a well-rounded college student, young adults must eat healthy, work out, and be sure to build relationships. As problematic or bothersome as it may seem, there are ways to for students to eat healthy without too much effort or difficulty. All colleges have dining halls accessible to all of the…

Public health concerns involve communities within populations that experience certain health disparities and focus on specific health issues or illnesses. Community-acquired pneumonia or CAP for short is a common infectious disease in elderly (and communities with specific health disparities) that is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality (Thiem et al, 2011). Health disparities are preventable illnesses that are common in some socially and economically disadvantaged communities (CDC…

Childhood health promotion is one of the top concerns in the United States. In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of overweight and obese children. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the last thirty years (CDC, 2015). Children and adolescents who are obese are likely to be obese as adults and are therefore more at risk for adult health problems such as heart disease,…

Interview II – Answers Only 1. Exercise is very important in all age groups, but especially adults who are trying to maintain a good health while decreasing their risk for heart disease. The CDC recommends that adults get at least 2 and a half hours of moderate-intensity aerobic activity that can include brisk walking, jogging, or running along with muscle-strengthening activities (CDC, 2015). Although the recommended time of exercise is 150 minutes each week, the adult can break up that time…

in what they consume. According to Euromonitor, the importance of health factors and influences for people include an increased awareness of vegetable and fruit intake along with increasing the amount of water intake per person. Americans have an increased importance on cutting pasta and carbohydrates than years in the past. These trends continue with the importance of fat in the diet because it has dropped 2% in important health factors.…

Lifestyle is not the only health determinant. Where you live, level of education, accessibility to health care, socioeconomic status, race/ ethnicity, gender, immigration status, social support networks, and inheritance are factors as well. Waiting on a decision of my legal status by the government was stressfully. I felt tired, and sicker than normal. Today, I can relate this back to the insecurities about my future. When I received my permanent status, it felt like the weight lifted off my…

Yoga is one of the most popular health practices around the globe today. It is no longer a mere form of exercise but is seen as a way of life. The word 'yoga' comes from the Sanskrit term Yuj' which means to join or to bind. It's most simple meaning is union with the Higher Self or with nature or even with oneself. The yoga sutras spoke about innumerable benefits of practicing yoga every day. But what exactly is this practice made of? What are the components of Yoga? To put it simply, yoga…